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Velamen parallelum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Ctenophora
Class:	Tentaculata
Order:	Cestida
Family:	Cestidae
Genus:	Velamen Krumbach, 1925
Species:	V. parallelum
Binomial name
Velamen parallelum (Fol, 1869)
Synonyms
Species synonymy Folia parallela Mayer, 1912 Vexillum parallelum Fol, 1869 Genus synonymy Folia Mayer, 1912 Vexillum Fol, 1869

Velamen is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Cestidae. It contains a single species, Velamen parallelum. The species is less than 20 cm long on average.

References

1. ^ "Velamen parallelum". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. "Velamen". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
3. "Velamen". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
4. Milisen, Jeff (2020). A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 9781949307146.

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